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Malawi study tracks why women stop HIV prevention

NCT ID NCT07579754

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study looks at how women in Blantyre, Malawi choose and use HIV prevention pills or injections. Researchers will follow 384 women to see why some stop taking PrEP and how tracing them can help re-engage them in care. The goal is to improve HIV prevention services for women at risk.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 384 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2026

Expected to finish

Apr 2029

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 110 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: The population for this research includes women aged 18 years or older at risk of HIV who initiated injectable or oral PrEP at one of the 20 Blantyre sites supported through PathToScale. PathToScale supports various types of facilities including public health clinics, drop-in centers for prioritized populations (DICs), and private hospitals/clinics. Those eligible for sampling are as follows: * Adult women ≥18 years; and * Initiated PrEP (injectable or oral) at the implementing facilities and lost to follow up within prior 2 years prior to sampling; and * Lost-to-follow-up (missed their PrEP visit by ≥3 months and for whom outcomes are unknown); and * Has a registered phone number for contact Those eligible for tracing are as follows: * Women sampled per eligibility criteria above; and * Women who have indicated permission for in-person follow-up Health Care Providers, Implementing Partners, Ministry of Health (MOH) Stakeholers * providers and implementing partners from PathtoScale, and Ministry of Health stakeholders will be consented to participate in in-depth-interviews Exclusion Criteria: Those excluded from sampling or tracing include: * Women who have an EMR record of a documented case of discontinuation of PrEP in consultation with a provider; or * Women who are known to have died; or * Women who have EMR documented transfers out of PathToScale supported facilities; or * Women refusing follow-up via phone on their ScanForm; or * Women refusing follow-up in person (during phone tracing); or * Women who do not speak Chichewa or English; or * Men (excluded from client interviews only)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Long-acting injectable cabotegravir for prep Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins Research Project Malawi

    RECRUITING

    Blantyre, Malawi

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